• @BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one
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      4 days ago

      Delete this, YouTube will catch on and block this workaround.

      Edit: disregard. Here is a custom GreaseMonkey/ViolentMonkey userscript to automatically do this for you:

      // ==UserScript==
      // @name         YouTube to Embed Redirect (Desktop & Mobile)
      // @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
      // @version      1.1
      // @description  Redirects YouTube video URLs (desktop and mobile) to their embed version.
      // @author       BaroqueInMind
      // @match        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v*
      // @match        https://m.youtube.com/watch?v*
      // @grant        none
      // ==/UserScript==
      
      (function() {
          'use strict';
      
          // Extract the video ID from the URL
          const videoId = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('v');
      
          if (videoId) {
              // Redirect to the embed URL
              window.location.href = `https://www.youtube.com/embed/$%7BvideoId%7D`;
          }
      })();